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Medication in the treatment of the behavioural sequelae of traumatic brain injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2006

Gordon Bates
Affiliation:
Birmingham Children's Hospital, Parkview Clinic, Birmingham, UK.
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Abstract

A significant proportion of children who sustain traumatic brain injury will go on to experience disturbance in their academic, emotional, and social functioning. There is a role for medication in the treatment of these late onset changes. This review will focus on the recognition and pharmacological treatment of the most common and most problematic presentations that may follow head injury, and supports the use of stimulant medication for secondary attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder despite the small evidence base for use in children.

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Review
Copyright
2006 Mac Keith Press

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